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The Ugly Truth

2009 film by Robert Luketic
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Summary

The Ugly Truth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,927 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Robert Luketic[3]
  • Screenwriter: Kirsten Smith[4]
  • Composer: Aaron Zigman[5]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[6]
  • Cast member: Gerard Butler[7], Katherine Heigl[8], Bonnie Somerville[9], Yvette Nicole Brown[10], Kevin Connolly[11], Cheryl Hines[12], Bree Turner[13], Eric Winter[14], Nick Searcy[15], John Michael Higgins[16], Craig Ferguson[17], Earl Carroll[18], Steve Little[19], Tom Virtue[20]
  • Producer: Katherine Heigl[21], Karen McCullah[22], Kirsten Smith[23], Tom Rosenberg[24], Gary Lucchesi[25]
  • Production company: Relativity Media[26], Lakeshore Entertainment[27], Columbia Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Russell Carpenter[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Soundtrack release: The Ugly Truth - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 3.9/10[33], 14%[34], 28/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: July 16, 2009[38], October 1, 2009[39]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[40], InterCom[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: California[43]
  • Filming location: California[44]
  • Film editor: Lisa Zeno Churgin[45]
  • Executive producer: Katherine Heigl[46]
  • Title: The Ugly Truth[47]
  • Different from: The Ugly Truth[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[49]
  • Duration: 96[50]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[51]

Why It Matters

The Ugly Truth has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Related Entities

California Cheryl Hines Craig Ferguson film Gerard Butler Katherine Heigl Kevin Connolly Netflix United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1142988
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 54653
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2009-07-16T00:00:00Z, +2009-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Kirsten Smith
    Duration → {'amount': '+96'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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